FAQ

Basilio is a boy you won't forget; only 14, he works below the Bolivian
earth as a miner, working with his younger brother to find what little
silver might be left beneath the chilly mud of the long-mined mountain.
What dazzled me in this documentary is how filmmakers Davidson and
Ladkani disappear, how they create a full picture of a young life in
peril, how objectively they allow Basilio to tell his tale;
occasionally you're aware of the lush sunsets that contrast with the
grey mud the boy tramps through on his way to a long shift in
unbelievably risky tunnels; it would be easy to continue to extol this
films many virtues; The Devil's Miner is an important film about the
need for education in a place where the basic necessities are barely
obtainable--it's also about courage and self-determination. The fine
documentary is certainly not your usual entertainment, but it's not
easily forgotten.

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